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I tell stories about Athens and northeast Georgia for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://www.ajc.com/staff/fletcher-page/

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Herschel Walker strikes Heisman pose during his UGA convocation ceremony Georgia football legend Herschel Walker, who recently completed his undergraduate degree, struck the Heisman Trophy pose during a UGA graduation ceremony on Thursday.

"I'm going to do the Heisman pose," Herschel Walker said while waiting in line.
More than four decades after his legendary Georgia football playing days, Walker's name was called out Thursday as a UGA graduate.
And yes, he struck the pose on stage.

13.12.2024 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

gonna be some sad-ass pizza

06.12.2024 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bummed. We had tickets. Our 2-year-old talked about our pizza and β€œpockey” plans all morning.

06.12.2024 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Athens Rock Lobsters forced to cancel home-opener The Rock Lobsters, Athens new professional hockey team, had to cancel their home-opener Friday, just hours before the puck was set to drop.

The Athens Rock Lobsters home-opener was canceled Friday, just hours before the puck was set to drop.

06.12.2024 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jose Ibarra's lawyers seek to reverse murder conviction in Laken Riley case Less than two weeks after he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra’s defense is seeking a new trial.

Less than two weeks after he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra’s defense is seeking a new trial.

04.12.2024 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jose Ibarra came to Athens for work. Now, he and brothers all in custody Jose Ibarra has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus. The fate of his brothers is less clear.

Barring an appeal, the case against Jose Ibarra is closed. The fate of his brothers, Diego & Argenis, is less clear.

The trial nine months after the killing of Laken Riley revealed details about how the Ibarra brothers arrived, lived and worked in Athens

22.11.2024 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UGA adds security measures on running trails where Laken Riley was killed In the nine months that have passed since Laken Riley was killed, the University of Georgia has taken steps to address some of the blind spots on popular running trails.

In the nine months that have passed since Laken Riley was killed, the University of Georgia has taken steps to address some of the blind spots on the popular running trails and to make it harder to access the paths from off-campus locations

21.11.2024 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jose Ibarra sentenced to life for murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley Jose Ibarra was found guilty of murder Wednesday for the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.

As she was trying to fight off her attacker, Laken Riley marked him with scratches and secured his DNA under her fingernails. Wednesday, that evidence helped convict Jose Ibarra of murder.

www.ajc.com/news/georgia...

21.11.2024 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jose Ibarra found guilty of murder for the killing of Laken Riley Jose Ibarra was found guilty of murder Wednesday for the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.

Judge H. Patrick Haggard sentences Jose Ibarra to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of Laken Riley www.ajc.com/news/georgia...

20.11.2024 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murder trial in University of Georgia campus slaying spars over DNA The prosecution rested Tuesday in Jose Ibarra's trial after three days of testimony about Laken Riley's killing. The defense will resume calling witnesses Wednesday.

The state presented the last of its evidence against Jose Ibarra on Tuesday, wrapping up three days of testimony that painted him as a man on the prowl for female victims before he eventually set his sights on jogger Laken Riley.
www.ajc.com/news/georgia...

19.11.2024 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the day Laken Riley was killed, her mom frantically tried to reach her Testimony during the third day of Jose Ibarra's trial details camera footage gathered by police, which shows Laken Riley just before she's killed.

Testimony during the third day of Jose Ibarra's murder trial details camera footage gathered by police, which shows Laken Riley just before she's killed.

The footage, the last time Riley is seen alive, drew an emotional response in the courtroom.

www.ajc.com/news/georgia...

19.11.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Investigators say Jose Ibarra’s clothing on Snapchat confirmed suspicions A black Adidas hat and clothing led police to Jose Ibarra, the 26-year-old accused of killing a nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus in February.

Hours before the killing of nursing student Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra posted photos of himself on social media. In those images, he’s wearing a black-and-white shirt, a black Adidas hat and a blue jacket.

That's significant, an FBI agent testified.

18.11.2024 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laken Riley case: Police body camera video shown at trial in Georgia student slaying Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student killed on the University of Georgia campus, fought for her life, prosecutor says at start of murder trial of Jose Ibarra.

Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student killed on the #UGA campus in February, put up a β€œfierce” fight for her life when she was attacked while out for her usual morning jog, prosecutors said in opening arguments of the Jose Ibarra murder trial on Friday. www.ajc.com/news/georgia...

16.11.2024 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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